Cigar-tip cutter.



No. 630,534. Patented Aug. 8,1899. A. rommunan.

CIGAR TIP CUTTER.

(Application filed Apr. 11, 1898.)

(N0 Model.)

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No. 630,534. Patonted Aug. 8, ms.

. A. 'ronunnnan.

CIGAR TIPYIUTTEB.

(Application filed Apr. 11, 1898.) {No Model.)

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ALFRED l()l N. \Ni lI 1, ill NEW YURK, N. Y., ASSlGNOR lH GEORGE M.

SAME PLAtE.

CiGAR-TIP CUTTER.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,584, dated August 8, 1899.

Application filed April 11,1898.

To all whom it 17111.7 concern:

lie it. known that I, ALFRED FORNANDER, a subject of the King of Sweden and Norway, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York, State of New York, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Tip Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in automatic spring-operated cigar-tip cutters provided with a multiple cutter all the cutting blades or knives of which are integral with a common center. The spring-winding device is contained within the casing of the cutter, invisible to the eye, dispensing thus with the crank 01' key heretofore employed for winding the spring, wherebyan automatic cigar-tip cutter is produced devoidof any separate or accessory parts liable to be lost.

An essential feature of my improved cutter is a peculiarly-shaped cuttingblade locking and guiding spring, as fully described farther down.

The invention is illustrated. in the accompanying drawings, in Which I Figure 1 is a top View of the whole cutter. Fig. 2 is a side view'of the same. Fig. 3 represents a vertical central section on lines 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. -l is a bottom view, the basepiate being removed and a portion of the spring-plate being broken away. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the spring S, and Fig. 6 isadetail View of the center portion of the multiple cutter.

In Fig. 1, A is the base 'of the cutter, and C the casing containing the mechanism. On the top of the casing there is provided an opening 0 for inserting the cigar-tip. This opening being nearthe circumference, the top of the casing presents a large unbroken surface for advertisements. The top portion of the base A is hollowed out, as shown in Fig. 3, for the purpose of receiving conveniently quite a quantity of cigar-tips.

Fig. 2 represents in side View the cutterwith a portion of a cigar inserted in opening 0. The base A is provided with ornamental rims R 'r.

The improved cutter, as shown in section in Fig. 3, comprises, essentially, the base and casing, a stationary stud F, located in the Serial No. 677,115. (No model.)

center of the casing, a drivingspring E in spring-casing D, the multiple cutter l3, and the locli'ing-spring S, The di'ving-spring is secured at one end to the stationary stud i" and at the other to the spring-casing l), which moves freely on the stud F and is provided wit-ha knurled rim (Z in order to facilitate the winding of the driving-spring The movable spring-casing has on its upper portion a square projection (Z for the purpose of receiving the multiple cutter B, which is pro vided in its center with a square hole 0"", fitting exactly the projection d, Fig. 6.

The multiple cutter, Fig.4, consists of any suitable number of cutting blades or knives h 11 b the. Sixteen blades are, for instance, shown in Fig. 4. The multiple cutter is made of one piece'of iron or steel sheeting. It is composed of a common center portion havin a square center opening for the purpose of fastening itv securely to the square projection d of the movable spring-casing and a multiple of arms or branches extending radially from the center portion, which arms have each an enlarged end on which a sharp angular cutting edge is formed, asis plainly seen in Fig. 4.

For stopping the driving-spring E when wound up no special device is necessary. This is effected by one branch of the peculiarlyshaped locking-spring S, which is shown in detail in Fig. 5. The locking-spring is made in one piece and consists of the main springbody sand branches :9 The locking-sprin is secured to the underside of the cutter-casing C, Fig. 3. Both branches are bent back ward, so as to lie below the spring-body. The,

branch of the spring is placed at such a distance below the body sthat it is directly in the path of the cutting-blades. Supposing now that the blade I) is right below the opening 0 and is pressed down by the tip of a cigar,

then this blade will be under the stoppingbranch .9 permitting blade Z) to yield to the force of the driving-spring E, being thereby moved forward and cutting off the tip of the cigar. At this moment bcomes to restagainst branch 8 of the locking-spring S.

In order that the impact between the blades and branch 8 be not so violent as to cause the hardened blades to break off, branch 5-" i gradually made narrower from the springbody along the bent portion for the purpose of rendering same elastic. Branch 8 is placed at such distance below the spring-body s as to allow the blades to pass underneath and to be guided thereby during their cutting action. In order toinsure that the blades enter properly, branch 8 is split a 1ittlc,'forming a downward projection s, Fig. 5. Branch 8 is also gradually reduced in width to impart elasticity.

As above described, the knives or blades are rotated directly by the driving-spring E. Therefore gearing is unnecessary. If one blade be used, then the same would have to make a complete revolution for each cut and gearing would have to be employed in order to prevent the spring from running down too quickly. Another advantage of the'multiple cutter is that the blades keep sharp for practically an unlimited period of time, because each blade is relatively but little used.

My improved cutter is preferably made of metal with a wooden base; but any othersnih able material may be employed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an automatic multiple cigar-tip cutter a cutter-casing having the opening I or inserting the cigar-tip near its circumference in combination with a cutting-blade locking and guiding spring secured to the inside oi. the casing near this opening and composed of the main spring-body s branching out into two narrow extended branches 8' s bent backward so as to return on the spring-body, branch 3 being made gradually thinner to impart elasticity and split forming a downward projection 'sfibranch 3 having a short rectangularlybent projection, substantially as described and fogthe purpose specified.

2. In an automatic cigarrtip cutter a multiple cutting device made in one piece of steel or iron sheeting and composed of a common center portion having-a square center opening, a multiple of arms or branches extending radially from thecenter portion and having each an enlarged sharp angular end on which the cutting edge is formed i combination with a cutter-blade lockin g and guiding spring composed of a main bodys branching out into two narrow extended branches s is and bent backward so as to return on the spring-body, branch 8' being; made gradually thinner to impart elasticity and split near the springbody forming a downward projection s" for insuring a safe entering of the cutting-blade,

branch .9 havinga short rectangularly-bcnt projection which is directly in the path of the blades, the blade being forced below branch 8 by inserting the cigar-tip, as specified.

Signed by me, at New York, county and State of New York, this 9th day of April, 1808.

' ALFRED RORNAND'ER. Witnesses:

FRANK Timer, 7 Launnncn F. McGLYNN. 

